Plausible CJ trades that don't involve the Sixers?

[UKRAINEFAN]

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Ha,ha,ha,ha.

 

[Ifrclone]

How about this one - throw in picks to Thunder, as well.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

https://www.nbaanalysis.net/2021/11...dallas-mavericks-trade-focused-cj-mccollum/2/

Offered without comment.

I WOULD do a Dallas trade that brought us back Jalen Brunson. But somehow I don't think they'd be interested (unless the GM got worried that he was stealing Luka's thunder).

Oh, and Boban has to be included or no deal.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

How about this one - throw in picks to Thunder, as well.
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Big trades like this are fun to play around with but they absolutely never happen. (The closest I can think of is the one that moved around Vin Baker, Shawn Kemp and Tyrone Hill + Terrell "Pride of Portland" Brandon.)

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

How about this one - throw in picks to Thunder, as well.
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I’d hate to quit on Ant, but I’d do the trade

 

[GDiama]

How about this one - throw in picks to Thunder, as well.
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Why would TWolves trade KAT for Simmons while they already have Russell and Edwards that like to handle the ball? I don't see a way they are interested.

 

[BonesJones]

Pacers are the best bet, I think. They have stalwart defender Brogdon at one guard spot and Turner behind to clean up any defensive messes. They also have a slew of mid-size contracts for not-as-good-as-CJ scorers (LeVert, Warren, Lamb) that could be bundled with the main target: Duarte.

That said, it's probably more likely that the Pacers are happy to sit on Duarte.

Brogdon hasn't been a good defender the past couple years. That part of his game fell off when he got more responsibility.

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

CJ + Little

to New Orleans

B. Ingram


Then package Nurkic and RoCo

 

[Orion Bailey]

CJ + Little

to New Orleans

B. Ingram


Then package Nurkic and RoCo

thats an overpay for ingram. Little is continuing to grow and show promise.

 

[GDiama]

thats an overpay for ingram. Little is continuing to grow and show promise.

I honestly think Pelicans would see this as underpay for Ingram

 

[Orion Bailey]

I honestly think Pelicans would see this as underpay for Ingram

possibly. Hard to imagine with littles upside though.
Plus he cant play a full season?

 

[GDiama]

possibly. Hard to imagine with littles upside though.
Plus he cant play a full season?

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My problem with our "upside" guys is that we always treat them as high upside valuable guys when we discuss trades here, but our team is not actually using them more than 20 mins. And it's not that we are a top5-6 team or a legit contender. Actually we are very far from it which means those guys should find more playing time. Just lately in his third year it seems we realised maybe Little deserves to play more. And even if RoCo is a damn mess Little doesn't find that many minutes. Yet we think they are valuable as trade chips.

 

[Orion Bailey]

My problem with our "upside" guys is that we always treat them as high upside valuable guys when we discuss trades here, but our team is not actually using them more than 20 mins. And it's not that we are a top5-6 team or a legit contender. Actually we are very far from it which means those guys should find more playing time. Just lately in his third year it seems we realised maybe Little deserves to play more. And even if RoCo is a damn mess Little doesn't find that many minutes. Yet we think they are valuable as trade chips.

That was with an old coach though. billups has noted several times he likes littles hustle and play.
Trade roco and little gets the minutes we both think he should have.

 

[Hoopguru]

I think we will be very active before the trade deadline and we do have assets to wheel and deal with.
This is where Chauncey will put in his order fro certain players or types of players.

 

[LayneStaley]

Ingram is an upgrade over CJ for sure, upside with Little is nice but upside isn’t proven.

Dame/Simons
Powell
Ingram
RoCo/Nance
Nurk/Zeller

Thats^ a better roster

I’d try to package Nurk/RoCo for an upgrade at 4 or 5 and start Nance

 

[LayneStaley]

I think we will be very active before the trade deadline and we do have assets to wheel and deal with.
This is where Chauncey will put in his order fro certain players or types of players.

Chauncey said Ingram shoulda been the 1st pick in his draft class.

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

thats an overpay for ingram. Little is continuing to grow and show promise.

Provided Coach plays (eventually starts) Nas THIS YEAR, I would tend to agree. But a CJ straight across for Ingram seemed a little underpaying. If we play Nas, let’s then go for a Center. I’m liking the play of Nance lately. He could very well be our starting PF, so let’s do what I’ve been asking since August:

CJ + Nurkic + 1st
For
KAT and Beverly

 

[wizenheimer]

Provided Coach plays (eventually starts) Nas THIS YEAR, I would tend to agree. But a CJ straight across for Ingram seemed a little underpaying. If we play Nas, let’s then go for a Center. I’m liking the play of Nance lately. He could very well be our starting PF, so let’s do what I’ve been asking since August:

CJ + Nurkic + 1st
For
KAT and Beverly

If the Blazers had KAT and Beverly, would you trade them for CJ & Nurkic?

 

[Minstrel]

If the Blazers had KAT and Beverly, would you trade them for CJ & Nurkic?

Hey, that's not fair--you have to consider fit in sizing up trades. CJ obviously doesn't fit in Portland alongside Lillard and Powell. So Portland gets the big man and Minnesota gets the scoring guard to go along with *checks* Anthony Edwards and DeAngelo Russell...........

 

[MickZagger]

I like Little way too much to part with. I’d rather deal Simons because we have enough small guards and while I like Simons I think his skill set is the most easy to duplicate in the NBA

 

[GDiama]

I like Little way too much to part with. I’d rather deal Simons because we have enough small guards and while I like Simons I think his skill set is the most easy to duplicate in the NBA

Simons is also up for an extension which is not worth to pay if CJ doesn't get traded.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I WOULD do a Dallas trade that brought us back Jalen Brunson. But somehow I don't think they'd be interested (unless the GM got worried that he was stealing Luka's thunder).

Oh, and Boban has to be included or no deal.

Throw in McLemore as well (for some reason he's not listed as a Portland player in this Trade Machine) - but trade can't happen until December 15:



Don't like Timmy Jr - he's just there to make the salaries match. Maybe try to flip him to Indiana as Carlisle is the only coach who can make him look useful:



(Dennis Smith Jr is a placeholder for McLemore, but as we're getting Brunson, I wouldn't mind throwing him in instead/as well.)

 

[wizenheimer]

Hey, that's not fair--you have to consider fit in sizing up trades. CJ obviously doesn't fit in Portland alongside Lillard and Powell. So Portland gets the big man and Minnesota gets the scoring guard to go along with *checks* Anthony Edwards and DeAngelo Russell...........

good point....CJ and Russell are a much better fit than CJ and Dame. hmmm. Minny would be happy because their institutional memory would tell them they'd be getting a rich man's Randy Foye in CJ. That way they could finally win the Brandon Roy trade

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Throw in McLemore as well (for some reason he's not listed as a Portland player in this Trade Machine) - but trade can't happen until December 15:

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Don't like Timmy Jr - he's just there to make the salaries match. Maybe try to flip him to Indiana as Carlisle is the only coach who can make him look useful:

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(Dennis Smith Jr is a placeholder for McLemore, but as we're getting Brunson, I wouldn't mind throwing him in instead/as well.)

I like that second one.

 

[wizenheimer]

Throw in McLemore as well (for some reason he's not listed as a Portland player in this Trade Machine) - but trade can't happen until December 15:

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Don't like Timmy Jr - he's just there to make the salaries match. Maybe try to flip him to Indiana as Carlisle is the only coach who can make him look useful:

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(Dennis Smith Jr is a placeholder for McLemore, but as we're getting Brunson, I wouldn't mind throwing him in instead/as well.)

both of those trades have Dallas including Brunson in a trade for CJ:



I just don't see why the Mavs would agree to that. The only notable thing CJ does better is hit three's. And Brunson isn't a ball-stopper like CJ; he's a much better ball-mover & play-maker

 

[Rastapopoulos]

both of those trades have Dallas including Brunson in a trade for CJ:

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I just don't see why the Mavs would agree to that. The only notable thing CJ does better is hit three's. And Brunson isn't a ball-stopper like CJ; he's a much better ball-mover & play-maker

I agree. I've coveted Brunson for some time (i.e., since before we didn't draft him). But I'm seeing some Mavs-fans-produced trade scenarios for CJ which suggests that Dallas is one of the few teams that might actually want CJ, and I'm just saying "here's what you need to give up to get him".

Reasons the Mavs might trade Brunson:

• He's a UFA coming up and they don't want to spend what it takes to keep him
• The GM becomes alarmed that Jason Kidd's new system seems to be Brunson-centered and has led to Doncic cratering in importance to the team
• They're stupid
• They think his form is unsustainable and want to sell high and get a reliable almost-all star in return
• They really want to dump Hardaway and know this is the only way it'll happen (this last one kind of rules out my idea of flipping Hardaway for a couple of expirings in Indy)

 

[Cugel]

That deal is interesting. I wouldn't want to part with DSJ, but Brunson would convince me otherwise. I guess the Pacers would balk at it though. Elleby is trash, maybe would take more than Elleby from Portland. Naturally they would let him walk but that doesn't save them that much money? Would want to lose Maxi and essentially get back Cody just to bag CJ. Is CJ that much better than THJ?

 

[Freshtown]

I would like to get Christian wood.

Houston obviously wouldn’t want CJ.

Would a third team want to give up young players and picks for CJ to send to Houston?

I love the thought of:

Dame
Norm
Little
Wood
Nurk

even better if you can then flip Nurk and Roco for someone like Richaun Holmes.

 

[boredinsalem]

I wonder if the Cavs would want him to replace Sexton's scoring? They need outside shooting bad and he is a hometown kid but he doesn't really fit their timeline.

If took back Love we could also take a valuable player on a rookie deal in a 3-way, not sure who that would be though.

 

[RR7]

I don't see a fit in a trade for us, but still feel like the Knicks could use CJ(and a different coach). Kemba isn't the #1 scorer coming in there they maybe hoped he would be. or 2 or 3. CJ as the 1, with Randle as their 2 would be more beneficial, IMO.